Multifamily

33-Park-Avenue-NJ

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Fisher Development Associates has broken ground for the construction of the first phase of 33 Park Avenue, 44-story residential tower on the Gold Coast of downtown Jersey City. Designed by Perkins Eastman, the 448-unit tower is part of a two-building project in Jersey City’s Liberty Harbor North area. 33 Park Avenue will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom residential units, ranging from 550 to 1,200 square feet; a 24-hour concierge; an outdoor pool, lounge and landscaped deck; a children’s playroom; cyber café; business center; conference room; screening room; and bicycle and general storage space. The residential tower is slated for completion in spring 2017. At total build out, the two-phase project will feature 900 rental residences, retail space, a state-of-the-art health club, indoor and outdoor screening areas and a full-size sports court. Additional plans for the project include the development of a 267-room Marriott hotel by Tramz Hotels.

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NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a walk-up apartment building, located at 630 Hudson St. in New York City’s Greenwich Village. 630 Hudson LLC purchased the property for $6.6 million from Hudson Unity LLC. The four-story, 6,158-square-foot residential building features six one-bedroom apartments, five of which are rent stabilized, a basement and ground-floor retail space. Gabriel Saffioti of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer, while Andrei Danshes and Roberto Ortiz, also of Eastern Consolidated, represented the seller in the transaction.

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2275-Morris-Ave-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 2275 Morris Ave. in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. A Great Neck, Long Island-based real estate holding company purchased the building for $2.7 million from an undisclosed seller. The five-story walk-up building features 25 apartment units and five ground-floor retail units. The buyer facilitated the acquisition with a five-year loan, which features a 3.5 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Jeremiah Houlihan negotiated the transaction. The seller was represented by Valentin Djonovic P.C. and the buyer was represented by James Prince, Esq.

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138-St-Nicholas-Ave-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 138 St. Nicholas Ave. in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. The three-story walk-up sold for $1.2 million or 16 times the rent roll. Constructed in 1931, the property features six apartments. Kobi Zamir of GFI Realty Services represented the buyer, and Ron Kavrai, also of GFI, represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer and seller are both local investors.

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The-Independent

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A planned 58-story condo tower will become the tallest building in Austin upon completion. The planned 685-foot tall structure will be called The Independent. The property is also set to become the tallest residential building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River. The Independent will feature 370 condo residences, ranging from 675 to 3,485 square feet, with floorplans featuring one to three bedrooms. Units will range in price from the mid-$300,000s to over $3 million. The 950,000-square-foot project is located at the northeast corner of West 3rd Street and West Avenue.

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EL PASO, TEXAS — Hunt Cos. has secured financing, project development and construction for 1,590 units across 13 properties in the city of El Paso. The project is Phase I of a rental assistance demonstration project. In December 2013, the Department of Housing and Urban Development approved The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso’s (HACEP) application to convert 6,100 units through the rental assistance demonstration initiative (RAD). RAD allows public housing agencies to leverage public and private debt and equity in order to rehabilitate public housing. HACEP selected Hunt Cos. as its development partner for Phase I of the project in 2014. The partnership will revitalize the properties over the next two years. Hunt Development Group will act as the development manager; Moss Construction will be the project’s master subcontractor; Hunt Mortgage Group provided the debt through a Freddie Mac tax-exempt loan direct purchase program; and Hunt Capital Partners secured the tax credit equity from Aetna, MetLife and USAA. The project represents a $250 million initial public/private investment, which could grow to a total of $1 billion over the next five years.

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Summit Metrowest Orlando

ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio in Central Florida that totals 1,075 residential units. The portfolio includes Vinings at Hunter’s Green in Tampa and Heritage on Millenia, Summit at Metrowest and Legends at ChampionsGate in Orlando. The portfolio was acquired by affiliates of Dallas- and New York-based The Milestone Group LLC and Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust and represents the largest apartment transaction in Central Florida in 2015 to date, according to CBRE. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

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TheHeights

GLADSTONE, MO. — Flaherty & Collins Properties will host a grand opening ceremony for The Heights Linden Square, a luxury mixed-use development in Gladstone, on Thursday, April 16. The $26 million project features 222 market rate luxury apartments and 10,000 square feet of street-front retail. The property is located 601 NE 70th St. The ground level of The Heights includes 40 two-level apartment homes, each with their own attached single car personal garage. Above the two-level apartments are two levels of flats. The average apartment home is 942 square feet. Community amenities include a fitness center, tanning salon, cyber cafe, business center and a game and leisure center. In addition, the property features a pool that includes a wet deck and an “outdoor living room,” which includes fire pits, grills and outdoor furniture.

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Gypsum-Mills-Estates

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an 11-property manufactured housing portfolio located in western New York and Pennsylvania. Federal Capital Partners and Horizon Land Co. purchased the 2,413-site portfolio from Pittsford-based Morgan Management. Jonathon McClellan, Kyle Baskin, J.D. Parker and Mark Taylor of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.

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500-501-Bensel-Dr-Mt-Arlington-NJ

MOUNT ARLINGTON, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the $11.2 million sale of Shore Hill Apartments, an apartment community located at 500-501 Bensel Dr. in Mount Arlington. The 80-unit community features 64 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom units. The undisclosed buyer plans to implement a capital improvement program to renovate and upgrade the property. Stephen Tragash and Joseph Brecher of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, the original developer, and procured the buyer.

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